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Cannabis use, even for medical purposes, could make some people sick due to harmful fungi that contaminate the plants. That is the finding of a recently published peer-reviewed journal article, whose authors recommend further study and…

Guaifenesin TG syrup, manufactured by QP Pharmachem Ltd, a Punjab based pharma company, has compounds toxic to human health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said."Samples of the GUAIFENESIN SYRUP TG SYRUP from the Marshall Islands…

Currently, treatment systems let, on average, half of the emerging contaminants found in wastewater go through. However, scientists are developing new technologies to make infrastructure more efficient and remove the remaining contaminants…

They can be found in cosmetics, plastic containers, furniture, toys, or baby bottles. Endocrine disruptors, molecules disrupting our hormones, are everywhere in our daily lives. However, their alarming effects on human health are little…

Qama Qukula | Presenter Clarence Ford chats to environmental scientist, Professor Mark…

As companies that drill for oil and natural gas using hydraulic fracturing consider recycling and reusing wastewater that surfaces from wells during the fracking process, chemists at The University of Toledo discovered that the new and…

The holy grail of bio-fuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into fuels, while keeping waste carbon out of our atmosphere and water.…

A McMaster University professor has been recognized with an international award for research into water quality at Six Nations of the Grand River. Dawn Martin-Hill said she was shocked when the University of Oklahoma awarded her the 2022…

Having good room ventilation to dilute and disperse indoor air pollutants has long been recognized, and with the COVID-19 pandemic its importance has become all the more heightened. But new experiments by indoor air researchers at Lawrence…